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Palm Springs expanding a power purchase agreement with local wind turbines:

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California weather is set to turn stormy. Here’s what to expect—As we enter the second week of March, the stormy pattern is expected to intensify, increasing the likelihood of wet weather systems… www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore... @gporterwx.bsky.social SF Chronicle

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Exclusive: Park on S.F.’s Great Highway has an opening date — and a naming contest—The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is touting it as “the largest pedestrianization project in California history.” www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/g... @SamWhitingSF SF Chronicle

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S.F.’s latest idea to raise money for Muni: Charge delivery or ride-hail drivers for curb time-With Muni facing a $322 million deficit next fiscal year, San Francisco leaders are pitching big-swing ideas… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/d... @rachelswan.bsky.social SF Chronicle

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@sfchronicle.com is tracking NOAA layoffs and affects on California offices and staff. If you are at NOAA/NWS and have any information on cuts, I'd appreciate any information you can share. You can reach me on Signal at edwardsanthonyb.81. I can keep you anonymous. Thank you.

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Don’t miss out on this chance to show up for our National Parks and Public Lands 🌄

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Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 6th and hike Coyote Valley Open Space! Meet at 10:00 am at Coyote OSP, Palm Ave., Morgan Hill. 🥾 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/jjhddehk . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #coyotevalleyopenspacepreserve

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WE'RE HIRING!! jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/5...

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From Elon, With Love: You’re Fired—The American people did not vote for toxic air and poisoned water. But that will be the consequence as Donald Trump and Elon Musk move not only to dismantle the programs… www.sierraclub.org/sierra/elon-... @benjealous.bsky.social Sierra Club

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47M Americans use gas stoves that emit cancer-causing pollutants. Additionally, their climate impact is comparable to the CO2 emissions of 500k cars, according to Rob Jackson. Read more: A new #ClimateSolution via @apnews.com: bit.ly/43gRqnG Jackson's research: stanford.io/3QJ30As

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Americans increasingly understand how climate change harms health — learn more in our new report, Climate Change in the American Mind: Public Perceptions of the Health Harms of Global Warming, Fall 2024.

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❄️California Snowpack Rebounds Amid a Wobbly Winter, With More Storms On the Way "Most, if not all of our really big water storage reservoirs are above capacity at this point. To have an average snowpack to help maintain those levels is fantastic.” @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1202907...

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Tesla seeks to rival Uber and Waymo with ride-hailing service in California—Musk’s prominent role in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency… www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @aidinvaziri.bsky.social SF Chronicle

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Oakland calls traffic deaths an ‘epidemic.’ Data shows fatalities remain high—“The streets in Oakland remain dangerous,” said George Spies, an organizer with @RapidRevolt Traffic Violence Rapid Response, a community group… www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti... @D4VIDHernandez SF Chronicle

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The Bay is Rising, Let's Rise to the Challenge Together! Join our sea level rise action network to help safeguard our Bay communities and precious ecosystems before it’s too late. Thu, Mar 20, 2025; 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific) act.sierraclub.org/events/detai.... @sierraclublp.bsky.social

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The planetary alignment will be visible Friday night, but not all of them can be seen by the naked eye. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... itid=ap_angieorellanahernandez_2 @washingtonpost.com

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Housing development site in downtown San Jose staggers into default-Instead of an eye-catching housing tower, the old Greyhound site has become an undeveloped lot with an uncertain future. www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/27/s... @georgeavalos @mercurynews.com.web.brid.gy

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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world. “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

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Director’s Notes February 2025— Has been a busy month, as we’ve battled the chaos in Washington, released vital original research, stood up against efforts… view.emails.sierraclub.org?qs=174965fc5... @benjealous.bsky.social Sierra Club

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The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History—Greenpeace denies the allegations, calling them baseless, and says… www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c... @karenzraick @nytimes.com

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S.F. federal judge blocks mass government firings, will order OPM director to court—The Trump administration must halt its firings of thousands of government employees… www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... @BobEgelko SF Chronicle

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If you have a moment, please thank Rep. Jared Huffman for demanding transparency on the status of DOI’s “action plan” to suspend, revise or rescind protections for America’s public lands. More details are below in a press release that his office issued. huffman.house.gov/contact/emai...

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Now that Meta is ending its fact-checking program, how can we spot climate misinformation? First, it’s important to know that it’s shape-shifting.

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Large federal workforce firings began at the National Weather Service on Thursday. The weather service budget is roughly $1.4 billion, about $4 for the average taxpayer. According to a 2024 report, weather service forecasts provide an estimated benefit of $102.1 billion to the U.S. public.

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“Such deep cuts to SSA, which is already at historically low staffing, will cause significant to extreme degradation of services.”

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Here is a 2018 conversation between Jeff Bezos and German publisher Matthias Döpfner at a Business Insider event. Presumably, he is as crimson as a Washington State cherry today:

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Beautiful hike in Big Basin Redwood State Park today, which was torched by the 2020 CZU complex fire. Great to see regrowth but the abundant blueblossom ceanothus understory will need to be managed or it could serve as future fire fuel. #CAwx Read more about blueblossom: ucanr.edu/blogs/blogco...

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Here’s how dangerous House Republicans’ budget could be for California—The biggest concern in the budget is Medicaid. More than a quarter of Californians… www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... @shiramstein.bsky.social SF Chronicle

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Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars—The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal… www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/c... @LFFriedman @nytimes.com

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Join our San Mateo hiking section on 3/5 & hike the NE portion of the San Francisco Double-Cross Trail. Meet at 10am for this 7.5 mile hike with 1,200' elevation change at the Ferry Building, on the sidewalk in front of the clock tower. 🥾 🌉Learn more at tinyurl.com/3vh9p7nw

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Tia Clark, a South Carolina native, teaches Charleston visitors about the joys of connecting to nature through food and conservation. Read more about how Clark is helping conservation efforts by connecting people to water. ✍️ @dangerjr.bsky.social

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75+ organizations are calling for common-sense action to #CutMethane & stop wasting American energy. Congress should uphold a fee on the biggest methane polluters → bit.ly/3QxtPaS

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Appalachian communities are still suffering the consequences of coal mining - even years after the mines have stopped operating. Dirty fossil fuel companies must take responsibility, clean up their mess, and restore these communities.

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Senate Republicans just blocked an effort to end Trump’s sham energy “emergency,” siding with corporate polluters over you, everyday Americans. This order guts clean air & water safeguards, hikes utility bills, & stalls renewable energy—all to benefit billionaires & fossil fuel execs bit.ly/4kjP6Cs

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"I don't know what happened to the water." An Army Corps official was grilled during a congressional hearing about the sudden release of water from 2 dams. The lieutenant general struggled to answer questions about the decision and its consequences. sjvwater.org/army-corps-g... @sjvwater.bsky.social

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"It’s craven. He’s basically fearful of Trump." Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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"And the way they are covered in our electricity system is not that the shareholders take a hit, it’s that the rates get raised for all the other customers." @severinborenstein.bsky.social @laist.com #electricity #solarenergy #electricityrates #costshifts tinyurl.com/53ny883d

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The Emmett Institute newsletter is here with an update on what it did last week, and all of February. mailchi.mp/law.ucla.edu...

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Our Ann Carlson on the endangered endangerment finding: Even if the agency follows proper procedure, EPA will be sued on the substance. And it should lose in court. Ironically upending it might also allow states to regulate greenhouse gases from cars and trucks... legal-planet.org/2025/02/14/w...

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California weather has undergone an important shift — and you’ll be feeling the impacts soon—Scientists chalk up the warming trend to human-caused climate change and… www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti... @jackjlee.bsky.social SF Chronicle

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